Lamp shade bracket



Aug. 15, 1933. L. w. ANDERSEN LAMP SHADE BRACKET Filed March 30, 1952 INVENTOR Laumiz (Andersen ATTORNE Patented A... 15, 1933 a 1,922,754

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LAMP SHADE BRACKET Lauritz W. Andersen, Waterbury, Conn.

Application March 30,1932. Serial No. 601,962

6 Claims. (01. 240-138) This invention relates to electric light fixtures, loops 18 and 19, and rigidly held in position by and more particularly to a bracket for detachmeans of a pair of outwardly bent semi-circular ably supporting a bridge lamp shade upon an flanged beads 22 and '23 tightly crimped around electric light bulb. the exterior of said wire loops 20 and 21, as best One object of this invention is to provide a shown in Figs. 3 and 4. i 50 shade bracket of the above nature comprising a Operation threaded'screw shell adapted to fit the conventional central screw socket of abridge lamp shade, In p ration the shell 11 will first be screwed. and also having a pair of depending split wire into the socket of the bridge lamp shade 13, and clips for snap-engagement upon an upstanding the depending Wire 100138 18 d 19 then s pp lamp bulb. over the electric light bulb 15 (see Fig. l). A further object of this invention is to provide One advantage of t Present invention is a a bracket of the above nature adapted to convert h mp shade y be il dt any desired n l a conventional bridge lamp shade into a table p the bulb, and Will be retained in position by lamp shade. reason of the gripping action of the resilient A further object is to provide a lamp shade loops l8 and 19 thereupon. While there has been bracket of this nature which will be sim le i disclosed in this specification one form in which construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy t invention y be bo d, it is to be underto install and manipulate, compact, ornamental stood that this form is shown for the purpose of inappearance, and very efilcient and durable in illustration only, and that the invention is not to 75 s be limited to the specific disclosure but may be With these and other objects in view there has m dified and embodied in various other forms been illustrated on the accompanying drawing, without dep from its p In or the one form in which the invention may be con-- invention includes all the modifications and em- 25 veniently embodied in practice, bodiments coming within the scope of the follow- 30 In the drawing: ing claims.

Fig. 1 represents a front view of the lamp shade H v thus fully described t nv ntio What bracket as it appears when in position upon a is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to light bulb and supporting a lamp shade, shown cu ette s Patent, is:

3 in dotted lines. 1. In an electric lamp shade bracket, a cup- 85 Fig. 2 is an end view of the bracket, shaped screw shell fitting within the screw socket Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same. of a bridge lamp shade, a pair of depending split- Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the wire clips or p engagement po an ectric same, taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, looklight bulb, an means f r r i y ur n id ing in the direction of the arrows. clips to said shell. 99

Referring now to the drawing in which like 2. In an electric lamp S a a 11 1 reference numerals denote corersponding parts shaped screw shell fitting within the screw socket throughout the several views, the numeral 10 of a bridge la p Shade, a p Of depending p indicates a bracket member, preferably stamped Wire clips for snap engagement upon an electric from sheet brass and having an upper closed light bulb, and means for rigidly securing said threaded shell 11 adapted to be screwed into a clips to said shell, said means consisting of rolled socket 12 of abridge lamp shade 13,which is indi beads on said shell encasing the upper sections cated by dotted lines in Fig.1. The top of the of said clips.

shell 11 has an upwardly concave dome 14 which 3. In an electric lamp shade bracket, a threaded serves to enhance the strength and ornamental cup-shaped shell for engaging the screw socket appearance of theidevice. of a bridge lamp shade, said shell having apair In order to attach the ,bracket member 10 to of depending resilient wire clips, each of said an upstanding electric light bulb 15 of convenclips comprising a pair of parallel lamp engaging tional form, said bracket 10 is provided .with a semi-circular'loops and an upper horizontal semipair of wire members 16 and 17, terminating in circular loop connecting said depending loops,

two pairs of opposed semi-circular loops 18 and said shell having means for embracing said upper 19 adapted to snap over the lamp bulb 15. The loops to hold said clips rigidly in position.

members 16 and 17 are permanently secured to the 4.. In an electric lamp shade bracket, a threaded M shell 11 by means of a pairof semi-circular horicup-shaped shell adapted to be scr wed. into the zontal loops 20 and 21 connecting the vertical screw socket of a bridge lampshade, said shell Lil;

6. In an electric lamp shade bracket, a cupshaped screw shell adapted to fit within the screw socket of a bridge lamp shade, a pair of depending split-wire clips for snap engagement upon an electric light bulb, and avpair of upwardly and inwardly rolled beaded flanges on the base of said shell for rigidly securing said clips to said shell.

LAURITZ W.v ANDERSEN. 

